School-Aged Child Nutrition - Nutrients And Energy

Average energy requirements were determined based on median height and median body weight values.

Average energy requirements of infants

Average energy requirements*

Age   (months)	Body weight   (kg)	Height   (cm)	MJ/day	kcal/day	MJ/kg body weight/day	kcal/kg body weight/day
boys
0 – <3	4.9	56	2.01	480	0.41	98
3 – <6	7.1	65	2.31	551	0.33	79
6 – <9	8.3	70	2.65	634	0.32	76
9 – <12	9.7	75	3.22	769	0.33	78
girls
0 – <3	4.8	55	1.89	451	0.39	93
3 – <6	6.4	62	2.09	499	0.33	79
6 – <9	7,8	68	2.46	589	0.32	76
9 – <12	9.0	74	2.92	699	0.32	76

*Average energy requirements are determined based on the median values ​​of children's height and body weight, data from a national survey of a representative sample (2007)

1000 kcal = 4.184 MJ.

  

Average energy requirements of boys and girls aged 1 to 19 years*

Age (years)	Body weight   (kg)	Height (cm)	Low active lifestyle   MJ (kcal)/day	A moderately active lifestyle   MJ (kcal)/day	Active lifestyle   MJ (kcal)/day	A very active lifestyle   MJ (kcal)/day
	Boys
1 – <2	11	82	3.87 (925)a	-	-	-
2 – <3	14	93	4.86 (1162)a	-	-	-
3 – <4	16	100	5.09 (1216)a	-	-	-
4 – <5	18	109	5.46 (1305)	6.23 (1489)	7.01 (1675)	-
5 – <6	21	115	5.82 (1391)	6.65 (1589)	7.48 (1788)	-
6 – <7	23	121	6.09 (1455)	6.96 (1663)	7.83 (1871)	-
7 – <8	25	126	6.38 (1525)	7.29 (1742)	8.20 (1960)	-
8 – <9	26	130	6.54 (1563)	7.47 (1785)	8.40 (2008)	-
9 – <10	29	135	6.90 (1649)	7.89 (1886)	8.88 (2122)	-
10 – <11	33	141	7.02 (1678)	8.03 (1919)	9.03 (2158)	10.04 (2400)

11 – <12	36	145	7.32 (1750)	8.37 (2000)	9.41 (2249)	10.46 (2500)
12 – <13	40	151	7.87 (1881)	8.99 (2149)	10.12 (2419)	11.24 (2686)
13 – <14	48	160	8.66 (2070)	9.90 (2366)	11.14 (2662)	12.37 (2956)
14 – <15	53	166	9.28 (2218)	10.61 (2536)	11.93 (2851)	13.26 (3169)
15 – <16	60	173	10.02 (2395)	11.46 (2739)	12.89 (3081)	14.32 (3422)
16 – <17	63	175	10.30 (2462)	11.76 (2811)	13.24 (3164)	14.71 (3516)
17 – <18	67	176	10.70 (2557)	12.23 (2923)	13.76 (3289)	15.28 (3652)
18 – <19	67	176	10.70 (2557)	12.23 (2923)	13.76 (3289)	15.29 (3654)
	Girls
1 – <2	11	81	3.64 (870)a	-	-	-
2 – <3	13	93	4.54 (1085)a	-	-	-
3 – <4	15	100	4.74 (1133)a	-	-	-
4 – <5	18	106	5.06 (1209)	5.78 (1381)	6.50 (1554)	-
5 – <6	20	115	5.40 (1291)	6.18 (1477)	6.95 (1661)	-
6 – <7	22	120	5.64 (1348)	6.45 (1542)	7.26 (1735)	-
7 – <8	24	125	5.91 (1412)	6.76 (1616)	7.60 (1816)	-
8 – <9	26	129	6.13 (1465)	7.01 (1675)	7.88 (1883)	-
9 – <10	29	136	6.50 (1554)	7.43 (1776)	8.36 (1998)	-
10 – <11	33	142	6.67 (1594)	7.63 (1824)	8.58 (2051)	9.53 (2278)
11 – <12	39	149	7.10 (1697)	8.11 (1938)	9.13 (2182)	10.14 (2423)
12 – <13	45	155	7.50 (1792)	8.57 (2048)	9.64 (2304)	10.71 (2560)
13 – <14	49	159	7.81 ((1866)	8.92 (2132)	10.04 (2400)	11.16 (2667)
14 – <15	52	161	7.98 (1907)	9.12 (2180)	10.26 (2452)	11.40 (2725)
15 – <16	53	162	8.06 (1926)	9.21 (2201)	10.36 (2476)	11.51 (2751)
16 – <17	53	162	8.06 (1927)	9.22 (2204)	10.37 (2478)	11.52 (2753)
17 – <18	53	162	8.06 (1928)	9.21 (2202)	10.36 (2477)	11.52 (2753)
18 – <19	53	163	8.08 (1931)	9.24 (2208)	10.39 (2483)	11.55 (2760)

*Average energy requirements were determined based on median height values ​​and median body weight values ​​corresponding to a body mass index within normal limits for each age and sex (data from national surveys, 2008–2014).

1000 kcal = 4.184 MJ.

 Usual physical activity at this age.

 

Average energy requirements for boys and girls from 1 to 19 years by age group*

Age   (years)	Boys		Girls
	MJ/day	kcal/day	MJ/day	kcal/day
1 – <3	4.36	1040	4.09	980
3 – <5	5.66	1350	5.26	1260
5 – <7	6.80	1630	6.32	1510
7 – <10	7.55	1800	7.07	1690
10 – <14	9.92	2370	9.35	2230
14 – <19	13,12	3130	10.35	2470

*Average energy requirements refer to recommended levels of physical activity for the respective age.